How to Get a Discount for Bad Service

Have you recently contracted out a service and been less than impressed with the outcome or less than satisfied with a service you are paying  for? If this is the case … ask for a discount!

We recently had to have some repair work done on our house. It amounted to wall texturing and baseboard painting among other things. The person who did the texturing and baseboard painting work was a subcontractor for the company we hired to do the numerous fixes around the place. When all was said and done, the subcontractors work was less than stellar.

My husband  elected to do all of the wall painting himself which afforded him the opportunity to notice just how poor the texturing work was done:

1.  There was no wall texture sprayed behind the toilet tank. He tried to spray around it versus taking it off.
2.  He made a mess. There was wall texture everywhere  – on doors, window treatments,
mirrors, bath tube … – and my husband was left to clean it up.
3.  The wall texture came off the wall in two places as my husband rolled on the paint.
4.  The baseboard paint rubbed off in a few places since only one coat was applied versus the two coats stated in the contract.

After reviewing the itemized list of work that was to be done and comparing it to what was actually done, my husband pointed out his dissatisfaction to the owner of the company and received $186 discount.

In short, don’t put up with shoddy work! Especially during these economic times! One would think that people would be working extra hard to keep their jobs and that quality would be on an upswing … but that’s not necessarily the case.

Always look over things and speak up if you are not happy. And, if you are happy then sing their praise.